Daniel Day-Lewis is officially coming out of his seven-year acting retirement for a very special reason.
The only performer to have ever won three best actor Oscars, Day-Lewis is undoubtedly one of the best actors of our generation and his powerhouse talent has been remarkably missed on the silver screen for the past few years.
Although he announced his retirement in 2017 — much to the dismay of practically every person who loves cinema — Day-Lewis is set to return to the big screen through his son, Ronan Day-Lewis', directorial debut.
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The upcoming film from Focus Features and Plan B is titled Anemone, and was co-written by the father-son duo. It is set to explore the dynamic relationships between fathers, sons, and brothers and marks Day-Lewis' first acting role since Paul Thomas Anderson's 2017 film Phantom Thread (a remarkable film you must watch if you haven't already!).
"We could not be more excited to partner with a brilliant visual artist in Ronan Day-Lewis on his first feature film alongside Daniel Day-Lewis as his creative collaborator," Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski said in a statement per Variety. "They have written a truly exceptional script, and we look forward to bringing their shared vision to audiences alongside the team at Plan B."
Ronan, 26, is a painter and visual artist so we can anticipate that the film will be an eye feast topped with his dad's prolific talent.
Day-Lewis initially announced he was retiring from acting for undisclosed reasons in 2017 ahead of the release of Phantom Thread.
At the time, a representative of the actor said in a statement, "[Day-Lewis] is immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the many years."
"This is a private decision and neither he nor his representatives will make any further comment on this subject," they added per Variety.
The actor expanded upon his decision to retire in an interview with W magazine telling the outlet that before making Phantom Thread he 'didn't know I was going to stop acting'.
"I knew it was uncharacteristic to put out a statement," the There Will Be Blood star shared. "But I did want to draw a line. I didn't want to get sucked back into another project. All my life, I've mouthed off about how I should stop acting, and I don't know why it was different this time, but the impulse to quit took root in me, and that became a compulsion. It was something I had to do."
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Yasmeen Hamadeh